Data/ML/AITable-stakesEmergingAround since 2023
Ollama
A tool that makes it simple to download and run open-weight LLMs locally on your own machine, with a single command, instead of setting up model-serving infrastructure yourself.
Think of it like
Like a single-button espresso machine for LLMs — the model, weights, and serving setup are all packaged so you can just 'pull and run,' instead of assembling the equipment yourself.
Junior or senior?
Junior sounds like
Hasn't thought about why local inference might be needed over a cloud API.
Senior sounds like
Can explain what made their team run a model locally instead, and understands Ollama's limits versus a production-grade serving setup.
Ask them
“What made your team run a model locally with something like Ollama instead of just calling a hosted API?”